Municipal waste 2018, tonnes
| Total waste treatment | Material recovery (w/o aerobic and anaerobic digestion) | Aerobic and anaerobic digestion | Energy recovery | Incineration without energy recovery | Landfilling | |
| Mixed waste | 1.465.449 | 12.724 | 14.467 | 1.424.399 | 0 | 13.860 |
| Separately collected waste total, of which | 1.431.111 | 863.473 | 378.731 | 183.225 | 953 | 4.729 |
| - Paper and cardboard waste | 490.418 | 455.628 | 0 | 34.790 | 0 | 0 |
| - Biodegradable waste | 424.793 | 13.406 | 367.511 | 41.993 | 63 | 1.820 |
| - Glass waste | 89.985 | 79.831 | 0 | 10.044 | 50 | 60 |
| - Metal waste | 154.465 | 154.464 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| - Wood waste | 115.746 | 56.988 | 168 | 58.590 | 0 | 0 |
| - Plastic waste | 67.145 | 42.377 | 0 | 24.204 | 5 | 559 |
| - Electrical and electronic waste | 57.477 | 57.476 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| - Other separately collected fractions | 31.082 | 3.303 | 11.052 | 13.604 | 833 | 2.290 |
| Other and unspecified waste | 144.522 | 9.775 | 6.541 | 124.827 | 19 | 3.360 |
| Total waste | 3.041.082 | 885.972 | 399.739 | 1.732.451 | 972 | 21.949 |
Source: Waste statistics, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Heidi Pirtonen 029 551 3093, Juha Espo 029 551 3463, ymparistotilinpito@stat.fi
Director in charge: Ville Vertanen
Updated 15.1.2020
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Waste statistics [e-publication].
ISSN=2323-5314. 2018,
Municipal waste 2018, tonnes
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 29.4.2024].
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